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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Shen Yun website specifically references spirituality, specific Eastern religions, and the oppression of Falun Dafa due to their beliefs. Why would you assume this production should be completely secular? It's not the role of the Kennedy Center to censor or provide warnings about religious content, or any content with which you may not agree.[/quote]

How many times do you “research” a production company before booking something at the Kennedy Center. Most reasonable adults assume that TKC doesn’t promote cults. 
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Because the consensus is that it is not a cult. That's your opinion and not widely held.[/quote]

So you do or you don’t research performances beyond the Kennedy Center descriptions? [b]I’ve gone to many, many shows there over decades and have never googled the production companies. [/b]

Why can’t TKC provide an accurate description on their website and promotional materials?[/quote]
That’s your own failure to plan.[/quote]
So you do or you don’t research performances beyond the Kennedy Center descriptions? 
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I do. Don’t you read reviews from multiple sources? Casts change all the time in productions and some are better than others. [/quote]

No, I don’t read reviews of shows that are scheduled out months in advance because the casts aren’t set and individual performers wouldn’t affect my decision to see a performance. The KC description/video has been fully sufficient.

Why can’t TKC provide an accurate description on their website and promotional materials?[/quote]
Well that’s your problem. As a “researcher” you should have read the reviews.

Why are you still here beating a dead horse? You’re not getting the answers here. Nor in the thread you created in Religion. [/quote]

You are confusing posters.

I’m not a researcher. I’m just a regular KC subscriber who expects the descriptions to accurately represent the performances. 
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The description is accurate. You just disagree with it. [/quote]

The description is not accurate.

Where does this mention anything about fundamentalist propaganda? 
[i]“ SHEN YUN’S unique artistic vision expands theatrical experience into a multi-dimensional, inspiring journey through one of humanity’s greatest treasures—the ﬁve millennia of traditional Chinese culture.
This epic production immerses you in stories reaching back to the most distant past. You’ll explore realms even beyond our visible world. Featuring one of the world’s oldest art forms— classical Chinese dance—along with patented scenographic effects and all-original orchestral works, Shen Yun opens a portal to a civilization of enchanting beauty and enlightening wisdom.
Traditional Chinese culture—with its profoundly optimistic worldview and deep spiritual roots— was displaced by communism in China. Today, only the New York–based Shen Yun is keeping this precious heritage alive on stage. And it’s an experience that will take your breath away.”
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It’s very telling that they NO NOT include an accurate description. Because they know most people wouldn’t go see it. They can only get an audience by misleading advertising.

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Deep spiritual roots doesn't make me believe it's going to be a lecture on quantum mechanics. It means I can expect God bothering or New Age nonsense. [/quote]

I wouldn’t expect religious propaganda from a “cultural” performance. 
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DP.  That five millennia stuff is a giveaway.[/quote]

For religious propaganda? No. [/quote]

Yes.  [/quote]

That just means 1000s of years of “culture”. Not religion. 
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It's going to come as a shock, but religion is older than Western science. Anything referencing thousands of years of culture is going to have religion intertwined if not tightly intertwined. [/quote]

There is sharing the history of the culture with religion intertwined.

And then there is pushing religious propaganda by extremists. 
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Still trying to push the cult angle? Give it up.[/quote]
I don't think the cult angle should be given up. I mean, you have the guy at the top who can heal you without using medicine, just with his magical powers (but only if you believe strongly enough in his ability to heal you). Then you die like an idiot because you refuse modern medicine. I would definitely support the cult angle.[/quote]

So, Buddhism is a cult? Steve Jobs famously tried to cure his cancer using Buddhism. That didn't go well for him, or anyone that has tried it.[/quote]

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